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Starter Ear Repair..

Well it was prettymuch a straight forward fix..

I used the broken piece and just welded it back on..It was plenty thick enough..
Started by beveling the ends where the weld was going on the piece with the belt sander and the die grinder on the block..

Put the piece in place then ran the tap onto the hole then clamped the piece with the tap in place..
Tacked the piece on..
Ran the tap thru...
Removed the tap..
Welded the backside..
Ran the tap thru..
Removed it..
Welded the front and side..
Ran the tap thru..
Removed it..
Ground off the welds and rewelded over that..
Made sure it was done all the way around...
Then ground and filed the flat areas flat again..

Ron installed the starter and it's not going anywhere!

Some pics below of the installation but it was pretty easy all in all..
When asked "How Much?" I just said "Merry Christmas!"

BTW In the last pic that is NOT a crack..

1/16" 5356 Filler..
3/32" Red End..
180? Amps..
Gas Mix..
Engine was done in place on the bench..
I picked it up in the air with the hoist to do the bottom welds upside down..
It was too low to the bench...

I do all the stuff nobody wants to touch..

...zap!

I am not completely insane..
Some parts are missing

Professional Driver on a closed course....
Do not attempt.

Just because I'm a dumbass don't mean that you can be too.
So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.